Willard Saulsbury Sr.

Willard Saulsbury Sr. (2 June 1820-6 April 1892) was a US Senator from Delaware (D) from 4 March 1859 to 3 March 1871, succeeding Martin W. Bates and preceding Eli M. Saulsbury.

Biography
Willard Salsbury Sr. was born in Kent County, Delaware in 1820, the brother of Gove Saulsbury, and he married the sister of Governor James Ponder; future senator Willard Saulsbury Jr. was their son. He served as Delaware Attorney General from 1850 to 1855, as a US Senator from 1859 to 1871, and as Chancellor of Delaware from 1873 until his death in 1892.